Bar data

Returns information for a selected bar (bar name, GAMMA rotation angle, length, material, start point, end point, section).

RSA_BAR_DATA (Information type, Bar no.)

The RSA_BAR_DATA formula syntax has the following arguments:

Information type

The following types of information are available:

• BAR_NAME

  a name of the bar (for example Bar_1)

• GAMMA

  an angle that determines positions of the local axes of the bar section (gamma angle of rotation of the local system)

• LENGTH

  bar length

• MATERIAL

  a name of the bar material

• NODE_END

  number of the end node of a bar (node no. 2)

• NODE_START

  number of the start node of a bar (node no. 1)

• SECTION

  a name of the label of a bar cross section (for example HEA 300)

Note: If you type an argument in the formula manually, enclose the text in quotation marks. You can also select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.

Bar no.

The following input methods are available:

• Number - type an integer
• Cell address - select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from
• Graphical selection - select this option in the dialog or type "@"
  Note: If bars are selected graphically in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional, then the program returns information for the first bar selected.

EXAMPLE

Open the RSA_FORMULAS.rtd and RSA_FORMULAS.xlsx files to get a better understanding of the example below.

Note: The files are located in C:/ProgramData/Autodesk/Examples/Results Connect/RSA.

Formula:

1. RSA_BAR_DATA("LENGTH",8) - specifies a length of the bar number 8
2. RSA_BAR_DATA("SECTION","@") - specifies a section of the bar currently selected in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
3. RSA_BAR_DATA("MATERIAL",H17) - specifies a name of the material for bar whose number is determined in the cell H17

Result (data):

1. 2.7432 - a length for the bar no. 8
2. C R 12x12 - a section for the bar no. 1 (first element selected in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional )
3. CONCR - a name of the material for bar no. 25